Memories

[cetrary]

[ Aerith is in her garden tending to leaves when a few of them fall down. Memories. Well, she kinda expected it'd happen to her eventually too. So, she's not...entirely surprised. Still...the memories distract her enough to get caught up in the garden and her thoughts. ]

Bodyguard hiring is in session.

Hojo is a psycho. He's gross, disgusting, and a terrible person. Talks about dissecting her mother and just being generally creepy.

Aerith in a dress and Cloud is a loser.

Childhood captivity with Shinra. Content warning: attempted murder of a child.

Comments

[legacy_blade]

[He laughs and shakes his head.]

Trust Cloud too.

[cetrary]

I do. You know we fought a giant house together! Did he tell you about that?

[legacy_blade]

You two fought a hell house!?

[cetrary]

Yup! Giant moving weird house that was part of a definitely completely cheating phase of the Corneo Colosseum Battle

[legacy_blade]

You fought in Corneo's Colosseum? Damn. You've both grown so much.

[cetrary]

Yup! We won it all and everything! Then he decided he wanted an extra round because he's a dirty rotten cheater who wanted to make more of a profit off us. So we beat his house up.

[legacy_blade]

Yeah, sounds about right. I never dealt with Corneo or his men directly, but there was a lot said about them. Kunsel said always take info that came via him with a huge lump of salt.

[cetrary]

Mmm...I can see that being true. He lies a lot. Although he gave us some information that wasn't a lie. It would have been better if it had been though. He was really awful, it's a shame he just kinda got away...

[legacy_blade]

[Ouch. Something that she wished Corneo had lied about and hadn't? That couldn't be good.]

That have to do with the whole plate thing you told me about?

[He'd been sick to his stomach at that part of her explanations.]

[cetrary]

Yeah. I think that's the only honest bit of information he's ever given anyone. Not that anyone wanted to believe that he was telling the truth. Even I never really thought they'd go that far.

[legacy_blade]

[The guy was practically Shinra, and Zack had come to know how bad Shinra was. So he could believe it.]

I'm sorry you had to deal with it.

[cetrary]

Don't be. I'm just glad we were able to get as many people out as we did.

[legacy_blade]

I'm glad you managed it. You've really become a hero, Aerith.

[cetrary]

That's nice of you to say. I'm not so sure, but I appreciate it!

[legacy_blade]

I'm sure. And I'm a pretty good judge.

[cetrary]

I guess I'll just have to take your word for it.

[legacy_blade]

Awwwww thanks.

[cetrary]

You're welcome! I mean, I think I have to take your word for it. After all you're kinda a bit hero yourself, right?

[legacy_blade]

[Yeah, he did die a hero in his own opinion.]

You know I always tried.

[cetrary]

You did more than try. I think you succeeded.

[legacy_blade]

Well, I got Cloud to you, didn't I?

[cetrary]

Yeah, you did. [ She tries to not sound a bit sad there, tries really really hard. ] I wish...well, it doesn't matter about wishes I guess. And I don't want to be depressing.

[legacy_blade]

Yeah, I know. I wish too.

[He has that same wish, and he knows there’s no point in reaching for it. He made a decision. He wouldn’t be the man she had cared for if he had left Cloud behind. His Honor would never have allowed it.]

I’m here now.

[cetrary]

And I'm really glad for that. [ She pauses for a second. ] You know what we should do sometime? We should have a picnic!

[legacy_blade]

[Oh man that sounds great!]

I haven't had a picnic since I first came to Midgar. And not that often in Gongaga. Touch-Mes were big on interrupting.